OPEN INTEREST

443,760

(+7,342, +1.84%)
COMMERCIAL NET

-250,965

(-1,000, -0.4%)
LARGE SPEC NET

214,311

(+1,721)
SMALL TRADERS NET

36,654

(-721)
COT INDEX

31.97%

As of 08/26/2025
LAST UPDATE

08/26

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Complete positioning history with weekly changes
Showing 20 records
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Market Commercials Large Speculators Small Traders Open Interest Net Commercials COT Index
Long Short Long Short Long Short
07/15/2014
138,542
(+2,544)
295,448
(-6,553)
199,950
(-3,514)
57,492
(+4,049)
41,314
(-2,976)
26,866
(-1,442)
408,368
(-3,946, -1.03%)
-156,906 (+9,097, +5.48%)
48.67%
07/08/2014
135,998
(+554)
302,001
(+6,102)
203,464
(+2,177)
53,443
(-1,819)
44,290
(+1,199)
28,308
(-353)
410,992
(+3,930, +1.03%)
-166,003 (-5,548, -3.46%)
45.28%
07/01/2014
135,444
(-7,420)
295,899
(+21,428)
201,287
(+17,854)
55,262
(-7,312)
43,091
(+1,959)
28,661
(-1,723)
401,813
(+12,393, +3.37%)
-160,455 (-28,848, -21.92%)
47.35%
06/24/2014
142,864
(-14,159)
274,471
(+39,123)
183,433
(+21,381)
62,574
(-21,183)
41,132
(+6,495)
30,384
(-4,223)
392,388
(+13,717, +3.88%)
-131,607 (-53,282, -68.03%)
58.09%
06/17/2014
157,023
(+470)
235,348
(+15,645)
162,052
(+2,485)
83,757
(-14,683)
34,637
(-1,784)
34,607
(+209)
379,843
(+1,171, +0.33%)
-78,325 (-15,175, -24.03%)
77.93%
06/10/2014
156,553
(-2,992)
219,703
(-3,286)
159,567
(+2,235)
98,440
(+259)
36,421
(-437)
34,398
(+1,833)
378,689
(-1,194, -0.34%)
-63,150 (+294, +0.46%)
83.58%
06/03/2014
159,545
(-2,533)
222,989
(-17,727)
157,332
(+1,717)
98,181
(+15,957)
36,858
(-7,532)
32,565
(-6,578)
382,141
(-8,348, -2.31%)
-63,444 (+15,194, +19.32%)
83.47%
05/27/2014
162,078
(-2,211)
240,716
(-29,583)
155,615
(-1,783)
82,224
(+21,317)
44,390
(+4,898)
39,143
(+9,170)
397,695
(+904, +0.25%)
-78,638 (+27,372, +25.82%)
77.81%
05/20/2014
164,289
(-652)
270,299
(+3,037)
157,398
(+222)
60,907
(-4,635)
39,492
(-1,553)
29,973
(-385)
399,371
(-1,983, -0.55%)
-106,010 (-3,689, -3.61%)
67.62%
05/13/2014
164,941
(-2,853)
267,262
(-11,003)
157,176
(-3,806)
65,542
(+2,516)
41,045
(+1,069)
30,358
(+2,897)
397,029
(-5,590, -1.52%)
-102,321 (+8,150, +7.38%)
68.99%
05/06/2014
167,794
(+4,979)
278,265
(+18,279)
160,982
(+13,213)
63,026
(+484)
39,976
(+703)
27,461
(+132)
404,700
(+18,895, +5.4%)
-110,471 (-13,300, -13.69%)
65.96%
04/29/2014
162,815
(+16)
259,986
(+6,661)
147,769
(+889)
62,542
(-2,505)
39,273
(+411)
27,329
(-2,840)
378,092
(+1,316, +0.38%)
-97,171 (-6,645, -7.34%)
70.91%
04/22/2014
162,799
(+4,882)
253,325
(+7,803)
146,880
(-552)
65,047
(-3,093)
38,862
(+532)
30,169
(+152)
372,593
(+4,862, +1.41%)
-90,526 (-2,921, -3.33%)
73.39%
04/15/2014
157,917
(+5,963)
245,522
(-8,175)
147,432
(-2,261)
68,140
(+7,046)
38,330
(-1,242)
30,017
(+3,589)
369,577
(+2,460, +0.72%)
-87,605 (+14,138, +13.9%)
74.47%
04/08/2014
151,954
(+8,379)
253,697
(-3,907)
149,693
(-8,459)
61,094
(+3,087)
39,572
(-656)
26,428
(+84)
365,400
(-736, -0.22%)
-101,743 (+12,286, +10.77%)
69.21%
04/01/2014
143,575
(-16,404)
257,604
(-29,996)
158,152
(-10,931)
58,007
(+6,241)
40,228
(+1,387)
26,344
(-2,193)
363,451
(-25,948, -7.05%)
-114,029 (+13,592, +10.65%)
64.63%
03/25/2014
159,979
(-4,314)
287,600
(-22,627)
169,083
(-14,241)
51,766
(+5,256)
38,841
(-1,469)
28,537
(-2,653)
398,264
(-20,024, -5.16%)
-127,621 (+18,313, +12.55%)
59.57%
03/18/2014
164,293
(+373)
310,227
(+20,940)
183,324
(+12,842)
46,510
(-5,082)
40,310
(-27)
31,190
(-2,670)
420,626
(+13,188, +3.52%)
-145,934 (-20,567, -16.41%)
52.76%
03/11/2014
163,920
(+6,082)
289,287
(+10,300)
170,482
(-922)
51,592
(-4,646)
40,337
(+3,166)
33,860
(+2,672)
415,340
(+8,326, +2.27%)
-125,367 (-4,218, -3.48%)
60.41%
03/04/2014
157,838
(+1,869)
278,987
(+6,355)
171,404
(+1,534)
56,238
(-4,168)
37,171
(-2,614)
31,188
(-1,398)
393,266
(+789, +0.22%)
-121,149 (-4,486, -3.85%)
61.98%
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